LEVELLAND — Aron Tanui turned in a third place finish in the men's 8k Friday, running at Lake Brashear Lake at the South Plains College Cross Country Invitational.

Tanui placed third for the second time in as many weeks Friday, leading the Texans with a time of 24:36.2. South Plains' Christian Francisco clocked a time of 28:14.1, good enough for 13^th overall. Trayquan Francis placed 23^rd for South Plains, turning in a time of 33:14.4.

In the women's 5k, Lilliana Guerrero led the Lady Texans with a time of 20:14.1, good enough for 11^th overall. Esmeralda Espinoza posted a time of 20:33.9 for South Plains, placing 14^th on the afternoon.

SPC will be off next week before heading to Hobbs for the New Mexico Junior College Invite on Oct. 14, their final meet before the Region V Championships on Oct. 20. The full results for Friday's meet can be found here: https://www.tfrrs.org/results/xc/20771/2022_SPC_Cross_Country_Invite